User blog comment:Anobi/Alternate Timeline Theory/@comment-5621513-20140721183325/@comment-967403-20140801191454

I'm a newbie because I possibly think the Novel might actually be canon contrary to popular belief? I'm new to DMC but not new to Wikias or Video-games.

Video-Game Based Novels can range from both in terms of canocy. Series such as Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and the Books for Halo have Video-game based novels and are canon. So It can be either or. Depends on what Capcom wants. I'm not saying the whole entire Novel >>> Game. I know there's differences in the versions. But it's not "non-canon" so to speak from my understanding. The Novel does offer some insight on Nero that helps clears things up as a character. Not everything but much more then the game when it comes to back story. What makes it considered non-canon? It is published by Capcom, even If the guy who wrote the novel ended up being a freelancer. Devil May Cry is more then just a Video Game now.

I want to point out some things here in reply to your points:


 * My shared theory in Nero being his son has little to do with upscale Vergil. The point of this theory of Nero being his son is to expand on what Nero truly is, not personal preference for one brother of the main protagonist.


 * This is my biggest gripe on the subject. It's not "fan rumor" when you have a former employee of Capcom support the hints and then Capcom publishing his book at this point. I don't like my theory being labelled so negatively If I'm using printed material. To the point I'm automatically labelled a newbie in a negative contotatoin that comes out making me look like I have no clue on what I'm saying and I couldn't possibly done some research to get familiar on the subject before typing.

I like to also say thank you to HighAngelWings. The User got what I was saying. What I'm trying to say was that based on various gameplay similarties, story elements from both the game & novel, the hints of Nero being Vergil's son leads me to beleive he is. If you find it plausible, cool. If you don't, I dont mind countering. I will debate. Just don't automatically say I'm newbie in a negative conotation. I did attempt to try and research this before posting it here.
 * I am a new fan and I'll admit that. But I'm not stupid. I did my research on this. This is not the first time I've seen a series with canon and non-canon information. I've played too many video-games, read too many mangas & novels, & watched too many animes to not be familiar with canoncy material. I know various things DMC-related isn't non-canon. I just don't think the Deadly Fortune Novel is completely non-canon like most here. In my experience as a Bureaucrat & Administrator of other wikias, we'd label problems like this as it's own canoncy and cite the differences. But's that there. I'm just saying that because that's how I took it orignally when I looked into the series more. So I'm more open to use multiple sources, even If it may contradict one another. Reason being is that it happens when a video game gets a manga,novel,anime,etc. Just do the best you can to make sense of it, not try completely delete it from existence. Though there's some exceptions to that. But it helps have neutral ground when you have debates such as this.
 * And that's fine. It's not official been confirmed, just hinted. What I don't want is told it's "overgrown fan theory" and treated as If the notion is ridiculous and I have to be a Vergil fan who wants Vergil to be the all-star of everything DMC. Or I must be this new fan who thinks EVERYTHINGG DMC-related is 100% canon. Cause It's not the case. I know you weren't trying to be offensive & did try informing me on how it's not the case but from what I've read, that how I took it.